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Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
Author: Phillip Margolin
ISBN-13: 9780060083274
ISBN-10: 0060083271
Publication Date: 3/1/2005
Pages: 403
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 170 ratings
Publisher: HarperTorch
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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KansasSunflower avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 329 more book reviews
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Absolutely loved it. I could not put it down. It's really nice to read a well-written, interesting novel. My son always asks me to rate the books I'm reading and I gave this one a definite 10. If it has one drawback, it's that I figured it out by the time I was halfway through it. But that didn't keep me from enjoying it.
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A real thriller as only Phillip Margolin can write. A good read.
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Good Read, keeps you going........
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There are more twist and turns than a Blue Ridge mountain trail.
Just when you think you have figures things out, there is a u-turn and you are wrong again. Very gripping.
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I loved this book. It was very fast paced and had lots of twists and turns. Another great Margolin read.
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This book will keep you up all night! Sends chills up the spine from the opening chapter!
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Ashley lives through the nightmare of her father and best friend being murdered. She is trying to put her life back together when it is reawakened at her new elite private school. Very good
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Seventeen year old Ashley learned what true horror was the night a serial killer invaded her home and brutally murdered her father and her best friend. But the terror did not end there...
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This is an average mystery novel. The plot was interesting and certainly kept me turning pages, but it was overall predictable... I liked the characters and found them to be sympathetic as well. The real downside of this novel was the writing style. It has been probably 8 years since I last read a Margolin novel, and I did not remember the style being so simplistic, with errors in verb tense. While the short sentences did set the book at a faster pace, sometimes it completely pulled me out of the story to marvel at how a book at such a low-reading level was targeted for adults.
This was definitely for a mature audience, as there were some downright creepy scenes. The dialogue was fairly believable and there were a few lines that made me laugh out loud. I liked Joshua's character and his occupation as a writer added a fun twist to the book.
Basically, this is a quick, vacation-read type of mystery. Margolin may not be my favorite mystery writer, but he is a consistent choice for a fun way to pass the time.
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A well written murder mystery. End doesn't become clear till the very end of the book.
ShinigamiGirl avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 2 more book reviews
Great read....I couldn't read this book alone! It was that good!
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17 year old ashley Spencer learned what true horror was the night a serial killer invaded her home and brutally murdered her father and her best friend. But the terror doen't stop there. A year after unspeakable events Ashley Spencer is still trying to piece together what is left of her life. But the nightmare is reawakenned at the elite private school that had appreared to be a safe haven for Ashley and her mother, Terri, when a new book called Sleeping Beauty hit the national beest seller lists- a shattering true account of the crimes that ripped Ashley's world apart. And Ashlet must run for her life again! This book was exceptional I couldn't put it down!
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this was a decent read. i read it quickly and the story line was decent.
WildOrchid avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 222 more book reviews
As with all of Margolin's books, this has it's share of twists and turns. A fast read that kept my attention.
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This one is a real spine tingler
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Great suspense, lots of surprises. From the author of GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
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Very suspenseful. It kept me on the edge of my seat.
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Excellent. Another winner from Phillip.
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great mystery writer. i read all his books!
Shellmarie avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 5 more book reviews
I enjoyed this book a lot. Kept me guessing.
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I love this book. Its a classic who done it book. i loved it
quilty45 avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 100 more book reviews
Good mystery. Ashley Spencer gets away from a serial killer who has already killed her father and the girlfriend spending the night. When Ashley's mother puts her in a private school, they find the serial killer has not forgotten Ashley. Interesting read.
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another great book by phiilpi margolin with the portland area as the background. A girls friend and father are brutually slain and she is next, but she manages to escape who she believes the killer to be, but it turns out to be someone else.
detalosi avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 7 more book reviews
Read this book twice, both times I loved it!
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Great book! Keeps you guessing til the end!
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I never knew what was coming! I love a mystery like this!
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quick read, good vacation material
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Chills, thrills and sleepless nights. What more can you ask from a book!
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Great read. Twists and turns galore. Had you guessing right to the last page.
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Kept me guessing and worth a read but not one of his best books I thought.
dollycas avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 636 more book reviews
This is an excellent read
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This is the best Margolin since Heartstone. It's a winner!
CozyLover avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 335 more book reviews
I didn't read this but gave it to my cousin to read and she said it was great. A real pager turner.
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Suspenseful!
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This was the first book I read by this author. I really enjoyed it. It kept you turning the pages, and had some interesting plot twists!
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Crime/thriller, good reading ~
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A dying father helps his teenage daughter escape a killer.He tries again.What is the reason behind this several year hunt?
Caryn9802 avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 91 more book reviews
One of the best books by this author. You'll never guess who did it!
goldilocks2005 avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 104 more book reviews
Excellent book!! My first by this author and the one that hooked me onto his other books!! Highly recommend!
ocnsangel avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 224 more book reviews
was good but not his best book
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Great read!!!
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WOW - this was the best Margolin book yet. Couldn't put it down and was disappointed when I was finished .. not in the book, but there was no more left to read!
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Margolin always brings the suspense. A good beach read.
trekie70 avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 291 more book reviews
This book was excellent all the way thru. The plot was well developed and it all came together nicely at the end. I don't recall a single slow spot in the entire novel.
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17 year-old Ashley learned what true horror was the night a serial killer invaded her home and brutally murdered her father and her best friend. But the terror did not end there...
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I've read all but one of philp margolin's books and he never dissapoints me. i highly recommend sleeping beauty. you'll be hooked too.
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I've never read anything else by Phillip Margolin so I have nothing to compare it to but I really liked this book. Kept you guessing until the very end.
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Very intense at times. Sometimes predictible.
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Really great read with lots of twists!!!
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Good book.....once I started to read it I couldn't put it down !!!
my2luvsemmyandmally avatar reviewed Sleeping Beauty on + 758 more book reviews
One of Phillip Margolin's best books that I have read so far!
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Such a good read! Full of twists and turns and a clean moving story, no dull moments. Anyone who likes suspense, try Phillip Margolin!
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A great book, a little heavy on the "flashback" kind of scenes but it flows pretty well. Very chilling murder scene-and the killer's id is pretty well hidden until the end of the book.
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One of Phillip Margolin's best books that I have read so far!
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Seventeen year old Ashley Spencer learne what true horrow was the night a serial killer invader her home and brutally murdered her father and her best friend. But the terror did not end there. Fans of Margolin know how he can weave a story with a ending almost impossible to figure out. Highly enjoyable.
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17 yr. old Ashley learned what true horror was the night a serial killer invaded her home & brutally murdered her father 7 her best friend. But the terror did not end there... A yr. after the events, Ashley is still trying to piece together what is left of her life. But the nightmare returns at the elite private school that appeared to be a safe haven for Ashley & her mother, Terri, when a new book called 'Sleeping Beauty' comes out... a shattering true account of the crimes that ripped Ashley's world apart. And now she must run for her life again.
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17 year old Ashley Spencer learned what true horror was the night a serial killer invaded her home and brutally murdered her father and her best friend. But the terror did not stop there...